AirDroid 3 Released, Brings Wireless File Transfer and AirMirror

AirDroid 3 launched this afternoon for Android users, allowing for even more multitasking capability between your smartphone and desktop computer. AirDroid has been around for quite some time, always hoping to make communication between your computing devices easier. With this newest release, the AirDroid team is hoping to make mirroring and enhanced productivity even better.

Included in AirDroid 3 is AirMirror, which allows users to wireless display all of the happenings on their phone, directly to a desktop. You can use your PC’s mouse as your index finger on the phone, controlling apps or making calls. In addition, a wireless transfer feature allows for the transferring of files from device to device, all with no wires. Fancy that.

Setting up AirDroid is beyond simple. All you need is the Android app and computer app, both of which are free to download. After syncing your account on both devices over a WiFi connection, you are good to go.

If you love the idea of controlling your phone right from your computer, definitely check it out.

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Ilya Kolodiychik

So you need to be on WiFi in order to make the connection? Dang. This would be an awesome thing to use at work so it doesn’t look like I’m on my phone, but no WiFi here that I want to put my phone on lol.

Picaso86

So what happens if I use my phone’s hotspot to connect to my laptop? Will still work?

Rich Nahra

No airmirror for 5.0 yet.

bimsebasse

“In addition, a wireless transfer feature allows for the transferring of files from device to device, all with no wires. Fancy that.” – That has been an AirDroid feature since day 1, and was the main. standout feature before AirDroid started to do many other things too.

needa

that’s what i’m sayin.

TeeJay1100

Yesssss, I have to have this!! My Mac is in need of some Android love.

CCW4ALL

I love this app. I was using side sync which was ok too, then I was using Airdroid through the chrome interface which was even better, and now I’m using A3 on my mac which rocks. One of my biggest issues from switching from iPhone to fAndroid was losing the integration of messaging from desktop to phone. Now i have it and couldn’t be happier with it. It actually works.

Guillermo Santos

hey guys i am happy to find this website about android phones so i just switch from the iphone 5 to a note 4 which i love but all my devices are apple what apps should i get to make all my devices talk to each other just like icloud does with all apple products

blanco112

Your best bet is to use google apps. I have a Macbook Air, Galaxy S4, and Ipad Mini (previously also owned a Nexus 7) and I find that using gmail, google play music, hangouts, drive, etc. made switching between devices failry easy.

You have to be rooted to use AirMirror, which was about the only thing that would have made me switch from Pushbullet.

BloodiedWraith

Is there even a need for this with Pushbullet being so awesome?

Grayson

Yes, for Mac users. Pushbullet doesn’t support OS X or Safari.

BloodiedWraith

I use a Mac and I’ve been using Pushbullet for months…

Edit:
I see you mean a dedicated app for it. There’s no need for the dedicated app when you’re using Chrome but I can see your point.

Grayson

Some great functionality is missing if you’re only using Pushbullet in Chrome. Need a dedicated app for system wide copy/paste sync, for being able to right click on a file in and selecting “send to phone”, etc. Plus I don’t want to be forced to use Chrome. Chrome has stuttery scrolling and is less battery efficient on Macs compared to Safari.

bob

universal copy/paste comes with the chrome extension now. just enable it in settings.

CCW4ALL

I’m using this AND pushbullet, but until pushbullet brings their desktop client to OS X and safari, Airdroid some some other things and it’s a native client. I do love me some pushbullet though.

Hoffman

Totally agree. I have a Chromebox and do all these same things and more through Chrome on my Note 3 and Nexus 7. The best app.

bimsebasse

AirDroid wireless file transfer handling is superior in every way, muchly. Try it. That has always been the main attraction with AirDroid, it has just slowly added more and features you also get in pushbullet (and which pushbullet do better).